Petromus typicus

A. Smith, 1831

Noki

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : incertae sedis
Family : Petromuridae
Genus : Petromus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

S. Afr. Quart. J., vol. 1, 5, 11

Original name as described

Petromus typicus

Other common names

Dassie Rat · Rock Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.2.28.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6220c9e3-e9b1-413a-9aad-3dd4ed042381

Type locality

"mountains of Little Namaqualand," Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Angola · Namibia · South Africa

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001292

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Petromus typicus

A. Smith, 1831

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.2.28.1

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6220c9e3-e9b1-413a-9aad-3dd4ed042381

Authority page

11

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:592) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)
  4. Happold (2013:681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16776) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16776/22240649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Petromys typicus tropicalis

O. Thomas & Hinton, 1925

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

tropicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.1.2.225

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f6e1b2a2-a267-48e3-96c6-a7ff913fcd48

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Petromys cunealis

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

cunealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1925.12.4.208

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a3f567ea-2886-4df6-865d-0859f1220627

Authority page

307

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Petromus typicus pallidior

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

pallidior

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10501

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

302

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus greeni

Lundholm, 1955

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

greeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 10506

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

301

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromys cunealis guinasensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

guinasensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7931

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Petromys typicus windhoekensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

windhoekensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7943

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Petromys typicus kobosensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

kobosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7950

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

240

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Petromys typicus barbiensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

barbiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7957

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Petromys typicus ausensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

ausensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7961

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Petromys typicus namaquensis

A. Roberts, 1938

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

namaquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 7980

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

241

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Petromys typicus

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439549

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1913:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Petromus typicus ausensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

ausensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus barbiensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

barbiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus cunealis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

cunealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus guinasensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

guinasensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus kobosensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

kobosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus majoriae

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

majoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1545

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005:1545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus namaquensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

namaquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus tropicalis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

tropicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus typicus

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus windhoekensis

C. A. Woods & C. W. Kilpatrick, 2005

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

windhoekensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromys Typicus Marjoriae

Bradfield, 1936

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

marjoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

131

Authority publication

The Auk

Petromus typicus cinnamomeus

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

cinnamomeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

314

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus karasensis

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

karasensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

314

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

Petromus typicus coetzeei

Crawford-Cabral, 1966

Family

Petromuridae

Root name

coetzeei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

142

Authority publication

Boletim do Instituto de Investigaçao Científica de Angola

Name usages

Woods & Kilpatrick (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8545)

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